Automatic vending-machine.



R. B. CRAIG & A. GOFFMAN.

AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION IILBD APR. 12. 1909.

987,702. Patented Mams, 1911.

11 SHEBTSHSHEET 1.

A ma R. B1. CRAIG I AfGoPIMAN.

AUTOMATIC AVENDING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 12, 1909.

Patented Mams, 1911.

11 SHEETS-SHEET 2V mman tow R., B. GRAIG': A. COFFMAN.

AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE.

APPLIoM'IoN FILED un. 12, lons.

987,702. y Patented Mar. 28,1911.

11 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

Witwen R. B. CRAIG & A. CCFPMAN.

AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED 11141.12, 1909.

987,702. Patented 111.11128, 1911.

1l SHEETSFSHEBT 4,

R. B. CRAIG a@ A. Gom-"MAN,

AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APB.12,1909.

987,702. Patented Mams, 1911.

11 SHEETS-SHEET 5.

Snvenlom R. B. CRAIG & A. COPFMAN. l

AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED APR.12, 1909.

V/f/98'7,702. Patented Mar.28,1911,

1l SHEETS*SHEBT L5v R. B. CRAIG L A. GGFPMAN.

AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.12, 1909.

Patented Mar. 28, 1911.

1l SHEET-SHEET 7A wi hwoozo R. B. CRAIG L A. GOPFMAN. AUTOMATIC VBNDINGMAGHlNE. APPLIGATION FILED APR.12,1909.

987,702. Patented M3128, 1911.

l1 SHEETS-SHEET 8.

wuemfow R. B. CRAIG @L A. COFFMAN.

AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE.

AYPLIGATION FILED APR.12, 1909.

Patented Mar. 28, NM1.

1l SHEETSn SHEET 9,

@Hannut Y R. B. CRAIGKSL A. COPPMAN.

AUTOMATG VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 1211.12, 1909.

Patented Mal'. 28, 1911.

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R. B. CRAIG L A. CCFFMAN.

AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.12,1909.

987,702. Patented Mar. 28, 1911.

11 SHEETS-SHEET 11.

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ROBERT B. CRAIG AND ALBERT COFFMAN` OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, ASSIGNORSTO AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINES COMPANY. OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, A COR-PORATION OF THE TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO.

AUTOMATIC VENDING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

.atented Mar. 28, 1911.

Application filed April 12, 1909. Serial No. 489,457.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that we, Ronmrr B. Cnam and ALBERT COFFMAN, citizens of the.United States, and residents of Kansas City, in the county of Jackson,State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAutomatic Vending-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to coin controlled machines of that type whereina deposited coin actuates means that releases mechanism operable to venda time printed sheet or card, as for instance an insurance policy, andwhich machine embodies in its structure certain improvements on amachine of the same character for which applicants have now pendingapplication papers for patent bearing Serial N o. 465,182 and datedNovember 30, 1908.

The improvements in the present invention relates to the recording meansand its operating mechanisn'l, the printing mechanism, the ribbon feedmechanism, the coin chute, the releasing detent for the deliverymechanism, and their immediate associated parts; and have for theirpurpose to render these elements more accurate and of greatersimplicity, whereby they are less liable to become inoperative, andrequire only the minimum amount. of attention.

The further purpose of the invention is to provide a coin controlledinsurance policy vending machine that may be operated by manual poweralone, as distinct from one whose operation is effected by the weight ofthe person who deposits the coin; and whose operating means is such thatit may be actuated at any time but without ailieeting the vendingoperation of the machine unless a coin of the prescribed character shallhave first been inserted in the coin chute.

The machine embodying these seve al improvements will be fully describedin. substantially the order above referred to in the course of thefollowing specification, and

the points of novelty thereof set forth in the.

appended claims.

In the accompanying drawmgs which show one embodiment of the machine inits structural details, Figure 1 is a view in elevation of one slde ofthe machine, F 1g. 2

is a like view of the opposite side of the Fig. 6 is a bottom plan View,Figs. 7 and S are respectively a side elevation and top plan view of theribbon feed mechanism` Fig. 9 is a detail view of the eseapement of thetime recording mechanism, released at predetermined intervals by thetime mechanism. Figs. 1() and' 11 are respectively its immediatecooperating recording wheels, and show their respective operating means,Fig. 1Q is a detail view of the esca-pement of the motor driven gearwheel that actuates a second series of recording Wheels utilized to datethe article sold, which escapement is under the control of the timerecording means, Figs. 13 and 14 are detail views showing the detent andadvancing means in the second and third wheels of the dating series.Fig. .15 is a detail view of the time mechanism, Fig. 16 is a detailview of the clutch mechanism of the operating crank, Figs. 17 and 18 aredetail views of the coin released detent for the delivery mechanism,Fig. 19 is a detail view, partly in side elevation and vertical section,of the printing mechanism, Fig. 20 is a detail view of the fly wheel ofthe crank operating means, and,

Fig. 21 is a view of the coin guard release.

ln the course of the following extended description, like numerals ofreference indicate corresponding parts in the different views shown.

Time mechanisms-This feature of the machine is constructed and operatesin substantially the same manner as that described of the correspondingmechanism in the patent above referred to, z'. e., the time mechanismcontrols by releasing rather than by actuating the recording mechanism,which control is accomplished through the medium of a detent restrainingmechanism that is kept under constant tension, and releases such detentthrough a connection that is under constant tendency to move in thedirection of releasing, so that the time piece restrains rather thanimparts the movement. To this end, the time piece 1 carries looselymounted on its minute arbor 2 a ratchet wheel 3 which has drivingconnection with said arbor 2, through the medium of a block them thevalue of live minutes eac-h, and supported by said wheel through themedium of a substantially resilient pawl 5 is a spring assisted drop bar5, which is lowered a distance of one tooth every five minutes as willbe obvious, and when so lowered is in position to slide off the tooth,so that it may drop free of the ratchet wheel and release the escapementof the recording mechanism and temporarily release the restrainingrmeans therefor, and permit said recording means to advance a distancecorresponding to five minutes, the details of which opera tion will belater described. The bar 5 has pivotal engagement with a link or toggle6 which is in turn pivoted to the machine frame, and whose function isto prevent the bar 5 from moving sidewise out of engagement with thewheel 3. But when said wheel has rotated under the advancement of theclock mechanism the sidewise movement of the bar 5 necessary to releasethe bar is permitted. On the completion of this dropping movement of thebar and when the i same has performed its function, it is returnedupward by a force presently to be described, and in which upwardmovement the -pawl or resilient member 52L of the bar is adapted tooverride the engaged tooth of the ratchet wheel (see Fig. 15). As shownin Fig. 4 the bar 5 carries adjacent its lower end a spiral spring 10fixed to a bar 11 that is in turn fast on the machine frame. Thefunction of the spring 10 is that of assisting the downward movement ofthe bar 5 and cause the same to turn the ratchet wheel 3 whereby toactuate the arbor 2 of the clock mechanism. At its extreme lower end thebar 5 has a substantially loose connection with the free end of anescapement lever 1Q, so that when the bar 5 drops, it depresses saidlever, (see Fig. 9) causing the same to turn upon its pivot 13. In orderthat the time piece may continue under the influence lof driving energyduring the interval when the bar is down, or released from the wheel 3,a dog 3a on a fixed part of the clock mechanism engages with one of theratchets of the wheel 3 and prevents any likelihood of its havingreverse movement, and which stop will be likewise effect-ive during theupward movement of the bar 5 when the pawl 5a is being returned toengaged position.

Time Meow/(fr escapcfmmi-Rcferring to Figs. 5 and 9, it will be seenthat the escapement lever 12 is pivoted at 13 and carries a stop 14normally lying in the path of segmental stops 15 of which there aretwelve disposed at equal distances around the face of the minutes wheel17 of the time recording mechanism. Said time recording mecha.- nism, aswill be hereinafter described, has its first or minute wheel fixedagainst rotation upon a shaft 18 which is subjected to constant drivingforce as will be further described. The shaft 1S is common to all of thewheels or disks constituting the recordmg mechanism. Wheel 17 is furtherprovided with a plurality of detlectng cams 19 disposed intermediate thesegmental stops 15, and have for their function to engage the stop 14 ofthe arm 12 when said arm is depressed and act to throw said stop up intothe path of the next segmental stop 15. The cams 19 thus become themeans for returning lever 12 to its normal position, and in performingthis function, they likewise restore the drop bar 5 to its upperposition where it again engages with the time releasing mechamsm.

Recording mechanism-Again referring to Figs. 3 and 5 it will be seenthat the recording mechanism comprises two sections, one of which servesas a time recording means and the other as a date recording means; z'.e., the former records the hour and minute divisions of the day, Whilethe latter section records the divisions of a year. As will hereinafterappear both of these recording means are actuated through a singledriving motor as distinct from two independent driving motors Which isthe case in our other machine above referred to. As in the formerinstance these two sections of the recording means are dependent inaction; z'. e. the successive wheels of the time recording means aredriven .seriatz'm, so as to shift every five minutes and thus be inposition to record within tive minutes the exact time of any sale, andalso the last wheel of the time series, after having completed arevolution corresponding to 24 hours releases a detent that permits amovement of one step in the dating series so as to change the day.

Til/1.a recorders-'Phe time recorder comprises the minutes wheel 17, thehours wheel )O and the meridian wheel 21. And as has been alreadystated, said minutes wheel is fixed relatively to the shaft 18 whichshaft is driven through the gear train 2Q, 23, and Q4, from the toothedwheel Q5 of the spring drum QG which may be wound through `an arbor QT.Wheel 1T is thus under constant lendenc \v to rotate, but isnormallyrestrained by the escapenient cams 19. that are controlled by the timemechanism, as already described. Said wheel carries upon its peripherytwelve printing characters, indicating times at five minute intervals.These time intervals are arbitrary, so long as they bear proper relationand thus adapt the wheel to indicate within five minutes the exactminute of sale, but as set forth in the specification of our pendingapplication, it is preferred to commence the series at a point otherthan the exact meridian which would necessitate the use of an extrawheel to distinguish between twelve oclock noon and twelve oclockmidnight. Thus the series commences at .03 minutes and runs thence .08,13, .18, etc. As will be seen by reference to Figs. 9 and 10 the minuteswheel carries on its face opposite the esca ement a cam 28 (shown indotted lines in Pig. 9) which cam isof such structure as will cause itto engage the arm 29 of a bell crank lever 30, once in each revolutionof the minutey whl 17, and swing said bell crank upon its u fulcrum 31in order to vremove its engaging shoulder 32 from the notch 33 of thenext adjacent yor hour whee120 and render the same free to rotate.Continuing. its travel, the cam 29 raises the bell crank lever 30carrying a dog 37 pivoted thereto at 38,and causes `thesame to moveupwardly into position for engagement with the peripheral y notches ofthe wheelk and on its return vto yimpart rotation to said wheel. .This

movement takes place when the wheel 17 completes the last step of itscomplete revolution, i. e. when it moves from a position in which itrepresents 58 minutes at the printing point to the position in which itrep-l resents .03 in the starting point, and r1n doing this it effectsone step in the revolution of wheel 20 and brings the next hourdesignation of the last named wheel into the printing positlon. On thatface of the hour wheel 20 remote from the minute wheel 17 y is a cam 39(shown in dot-ted lines in Fig. 10) which cam acts in every respectsimilar' to the cam 28 in establishingdriving connection between thehours wheel 2O and the fmeridian wheel 21; z'. e. it engages the arm 29on the bell crank lever 30a fulcrumed at 3 1*L and after lifting saidbell crank with its dog 37"1 permits the same to drop and therebyilnparts one step in the revolution of the wheel 21. The periphery ofthe wheel 21 may contain any number of printing surfaces, but in thepresent instance it is preferably provided with characters A. M. and P.M. for designating the meridian of' the hour printed by the hours wheelin substantially that manner described of the other machine. As clearlyset forth in the specification in our co-pending application the fiveminute intervals are so selected that no time designation will evercoincide with noon or midnight, thereby making it unnecessary to haveany additional designation for this purpose.

For returning the bell crank levers with their dogs 37 and 37a andcausing the latter to engage with and operate the disks 2O and 21, thereis provided for each of said dogs a tensioning spring 40 having one ofits ends fixed to the frame. The springs 40 which act upon the dogs andbell cranks are connected 'with the former at points beyond theirfulcrums and thus serve the double function of throwing the dogs intoposition for engagement with the wheels and tending to turn the bellcranks in the direction of their proper movement. To kprevent `numberl'novcment of the wheels 20 and 21 beyond a distance ofl one step 'thereis provided for each Wheel a spring controlled arresting stop 41 and41".

Dating marmer-The dating principle adopted in this machine issubstantially the same as that disclosed in our co-pending application,which principle' is by utilizing the ordinal numbers of the days in theyear for expressing the date of each day. Thus 1 associated with theword year previously printed upon the blank, will indicate that thepolicy was sold on the first day of the year or Jan. 1st; the number 50would indicate that the policy had been sold on Feb. 19th, and `so vonthroughout the calendar. To effect this it isvnecessary to have onlythree registering wheels, each of which carries the nine digits together.with the zero, so that by proper com- -12, 13 and 14). All of thesewheels are, as

above stated, -loosely mounted upon a common shaft 18, and thetransmission means for said .wheels comprises studs 45 of which thereare six mounted on the wheel 21 of the time recorder and on that sidenext the dating Wheel 42. Each of -the studs 45 corresponds to an a. m.and a p. m. division on the wheel 21 so that with each changing of theday one of the studs 45 actuates mechanism that turns the first daywheel 42 to move it the distance of one division, whence it changes thenumeral designation for the next succeeding day.

The mechanism for e'ecting the transmission of power from the lasttiming wheel to the first dating wheel comprises a bell crank lever 46that is journaled at the point 47 and has a depending and ofl'standingarm 48 lyingnormally in the path of the studs- 45'of the wheel 21. Thebell crank 4G likewise carries adog 49 the purpose whereof is totransmit movement to the next wheel 43 of the dating series. In theturning of the wheel 21 the stud 45 that is in contact with the arm 48gradually turns the bell crank 46 upon its pivot 47 and raises the dog49 to its position for engagement with the wheel 42, and the furtherturning of the wheel 21 causes the engaging stud 45 to pass under thearm 48 whence the bell crank 46 'is pulled downwardly under the tensionof spring 50 which spring at the same time causes the dog 49 to be keptin engagement with the wheel 42 and to turn said wheel the distance ofone point. The opposite face of the wheel 42is provided with a cam 51shown in dotted lines in Fig. 12 and in full lines in Fig. 13. Thefunction of the cam 51 is'that of engaging with the arm 52 of a tents63.

bell crank 53 journaled at 54 and turn said bell crank intosubstantially that position shown in Fig. 13 when the dog 55 carriedthereby is brought into engagement with one of the projections on thewheel 43. The further turning of the wheel 42 causes the cam 51 to ridefree of the arm 52 whence the bell crank 53 with the pawl 55 is impelleddownwardly under the tension of spring 56 and turns the wheel 43 adistance of one point. The opposite face of the wheel 43 carries a likecam 57 (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 13 and in full lines in Fig. 14)whose function is precisely that described of the cam 51, z'. c., that.it engages with the arm 58 of the bell crank 59 journaled at. 60 andraises said bell crank with its dog 61 into such position that on therelease of the arm 58 from said cam the pawl 61 will be caused toactuate the wheel 44 the last of the dating series a distance of onepoint. The several wheels of the dating series are held againstiniproper movement by spring controlled de- As there is but one definiteupward and downward movement of the bell crank 46 the actuation of thewheel 43 takes place only at the completion of' the revolution of theunits wheel 42, or in the movement of the units wheel by which it bringsthe zero into the printing position so that in composition with thedigit of the tens wheel, it prints 10, 20, etc. In like manner the tenswheel 43 of the dating series operates the bell crank 53 and causes itto actuate the hundreds wheel 44 one step as the tens wheel 43 completesits revolution.

Print-ng mec7Lam'sm.-From the foregoing description it will be seen howthe printing characters arranged upon the several wheels of therecording mechanism are composed for the purpose of expressing the timeor fraction of the day by hours and five minute intervals. The printingoperation occurs directly beneath the shaft 18 upon which the disks orwheels are mounted. In order to produce impressions Jfrom these printingcharacters upon the policy or other article vended, a shaft 55"* (seeFigs. 3, 5, 6 and 19) is adapted to be driven one revolution for eacharticle to be vended by any suitable mea-ns, such for instance as a handoperated crank 55b and whose detailed manncr of operation will be laterdescribed. The shaft 55 is provided with a pair of disks 57 and 58:tkeyed thereon see Figs. 6 and 19), which disks have on their inner facesoppositely projecting pins 59"L and 6()a while a shoulder 61a carried bya plunger 62a guided in a bearing 63a and vertically movable upon a post64, projects into the path of said pins 59n and 60 so as to be depressedthereby, successively, as said shaft 55 rotates. The plunger 62acomprises a substantially cylindrical shell in the recessed portion ofwhich fits the post 64 which post is provided with an' equalizing andimpelling spring 65 that surrounds said post. The spring 65 has a fixedconnection with a collar 66 carried by the post 64 and at its oppositeend said spring is fixed to a bar 67 forming art of the machine frame.The collar 66 is cut away on its peripheral edge to receive the guidingpost 66 whose function is to guide the plunger in its true path ofoperation. Each time the plun er 62al is depressed by a in 59 or 60 anthereafter released by tlie pin passing out of the path of the shoulder61* spring 65 throws the plunger upward and by reason of the resilientconnection -between the plunger and its guiding post 64 the blow of theplunger is slightly cushioned before the final limit of its upwardmovement. The return movement of the plunger is in like manner cushionedby the spring 65. The plunger carries a cushioning block or platen 69 atits upper end which works through an opening 70 in the bed plate 71 andforces the web of paper 7 2 together with the interposed inking ribbon73 against the printing surface made up of the characters on therecording wheels. In Fig. 19 is shown one of these wheels (44) inp9sition for effecting registration.

Inasmuch as there are two pins 69n and 60a which successively engage theshoulder 61a and depress the plunger during a single revolution of shaft55 two imprints are made during each revolution of said shaft. This isof special advantage in the sale of articles which require the two partsrequiring identical marking such as the date and the time to be placedupon the insurance policy whereby one may serve as a positiveidentification means for the other. And since both impressions are madesubstantially at the same time, and through the same means, it isobvious that the impressions will be uniform. Moreover, the equalizingtendency of the spring 65 so reduces the duration of contact between thepaper and ribbon that the feed of the paper' is practicallyinfinitesimal at that instant, thus removing any tendency to blur.

Feeding and delivering mechanism-Idle paper 74 is fed from a roll 75supported upon the machine and passes over the bed plate 71 until itreceives its impression in substantially that manner described of thepaper feeding mechanism in our co-pending application. In its furtheroperation the paper feeding mechanism is in all respects similar to thatdescribed in the application above referred to in that the sheet passesover the plate 71 which is recessed at 77 (see Fig. 6) to admit thespurs 79 of the two endless chains 78, which spurs contacting with themarginal side edges of said sheet feed the same at a predetermined ratei at and toda cert-ain extent. Chains 78 are Cil mounted upon aair ofidle sprockets on a shaft 8l and riving sprockets 82 on: a shaft 83,which .shaft is geared through pinvions 84 and y85 to the ycrankoperated shaft 55. By` thus feeding the paper by the same means thatactuates the recording mechanism, it ywillbe obvious 'that blank formswill always be-.presented inthe proper relation toreceive thedistinguishing imprint and to be severed from the paperl web on theproper linesof division.

Sefverz'ng .device- The means for severing the projected sheet of paperbearing the time imprint isprecisely the same and is actuated in thesame manner as the corresponding mechanism disclosed in the copendingapplication hereinbefore referred to, audit need not therefore bedescribed withyany precision in the present case. A brief description,however, will be given here in order that a complete machine with allits operative details may be embodied in this application. `As the sheetof paper emerges from the front of the machine the severing device istimed to actuate. In emerging through the machine the sheet passes overa fixed knife 86 cooperating with which is almovable knife 87 pivoted at88 and tensioned to hold substantiallyy `that position shown-in Fig. 3by a spring,

.94 that has a ,two-point bearing thereon. The spring7 94 is `fixed -atthe two points 95 rith the turning of the disk 91 a toe S9 and lifts theknife 87 against thetension of the spring 94andfwhen released the knife87 is forced downwardly to sever the sheet.

D'm'fvz'ng wwoham'smr-The motor for actuating the recording mechamsm 1slikewise of substantially the same type as that foroperating thecorresponding mechanism in the other machine excepting that in thepresent instance a single motor is used to operate both series ofrecording wheels as dlstinctfrom an independent motor for operatingveach series which is the case in the former machine. The present motorused is of such type as to readily insure the operation of the machinefor any reasonable predetermined period, say, for one week or eightdafys. The motor 26 which -is preferably o the spring t-ype is woundfrom an arbor 27 and through the train of gearingl 22, 23 and 24normally tends to exert turning .movement to the shaft 18, the movementof which shaft is restrained through the medium ofthe time controlleddetent mechanism heretofore described, (see Figs. 9 and 15). When suchrestraint is` removed said shaft is turned through the medium of themotor. and the minute wheel 17 caused to operate.

In order to prevent too sudden impulsesv in the spring o erated drivingmechanism there is provi ed y an .inertia wheel 107 mounted upon ,the`shaft v18 which `carries both series -of ,recordingdisks The inertiawheel is mounted loosely upon said shaft,- and is, with theshaft 1.8,provided"-with members 110,111, 112,113 and 114 whereby a resilientyconnection is effectedwfprecisely .snnilar to that described of theinertia-*Wheelin Aour co-pendingrcase and: since its Aoperation in: the.presentlinstanceis identically `the same `as that referred to -afurther v.de-

vscription of this feature `of the Amachine 4need not be enteredintohere.

The means for operating.the-printing,- delivering, and severingmechanisms com-- prises the hand operated crank 55b mounted `upon asleeve 101 and which 'sleeve in turn carries a disk 1011. These severalmembers .are mounted free to rotate upon the shaft 55. The means foreffecting avpositive connection between the hand crank 55" and the shaft55 whereby the latter maybe rotated comprises a friction shoe 103 thatis carried by an arcuate arm 104 pivoted to the disk 101'* at 105; Thefriction shoe Ais held'normally in contact with a smaller disk 106 fixedto the shaft 55 by a spring 106%, one end of which spring `is fixed to apin'106b carried on the inner face `of the larger disk The frictionalconnection between the disk 106 andthe shoe 103'is such ythat'there maybe relative movement between them;

i. the shoe-1 03may smoothly override the peripheryof. the vdisk 106Withoutcausing rthe-'latter toV have any movementr: vThe means bv-whichthe shoe 103 and'diskl may positively engage inorderto rotate'the shaft55a is` effected when lthe shaft 55a is released throughv the medium ofthe coin controlleddctent mechanism by a coin de posited in the coinchute. It will therefore be clear that by reasonlof this peculiar mannerof effecting the operation of the machine by a hand crank that ispermanently exposed will serve in the capacity of a safe guard againstthe likelihood of the machine mechanism being rendered inoperativethrough any tampering of the hand lever which tampering must necessarilybe'reckoned with in machines of this vcharacter especially when the sameare. stationed in places yremote from the observanceof an 00incontrolled merma-The shaft 55Fcar` rovided with ya shoulder 115. A lever117 ulcrumed at 118 carries a pin 119l that normally lies .between theshoulder 115 and'stop 116. .A spring117n and the shaft 55l to rot-ate.The several parts just described'and their manner of operation issubstantially that set forth in the co-pending application hereinbeforereferred to. The opposite end of lever 117 is engaged by a detent 124pivoted at and normally held in engagement with said lever by the spring121 that has one end anchored to the machine frame. )in ai'ni 126extending from the detent 124 on the opposite side of its fulcruni 125projects into the path of a coin in the coin chute 127, in whichposition it is adapted to be struck by a coin deposited in the chute andcause the detent 124 to release its engagement with the lever 117whereupon the latter is caused to disengage from the cam disk 114 andpermit the operation above described.

The rotation of the shaft 55l feeds the paper, imparts a double impressto the printing impulses and actuates the severing device as described.Simultaneous with these operations the cam disk gradually raises the pin119 in opposition to the spring 117Il and causes the several immediateassociated parts of the detent mechanism to assume that position whenthe machine is ready to receive another deposited coin.

00in receptacle-The coin receptacle comprises a chute 127 having anupwardly disposed aiid a forwardly inclined length 127l which terminatesin any appropriate position adapted to receive the coin to be inserted.The portion 127a of the chute is slightly inclined or tilted and has onits under face an aperture 127b of such dimensions that any coin otherthan of the denomination prescribed will, by reason of the incline, fallthrough the opening 127b and into any suitable receptacle provided forthe purpose.

To guard against the depositing of a coin in the coin receptacle shouldthe machine become out of order, and also to close the depositingentrance to the coin chute during the operation of the machine, there isprovided a barrier 128 carried by a. statt 129 which is fulcrumed at 130and extends thence downwardly and terminates with an angulaily disposedportion 131 (see Fig. 21), which portion normally lies in contact withoi'ie side of the lever 117 which in its normal position tends to keepthe statt 129 upright when the barrier 12S is clear of the coinpassageway. lVhen the lever 117 is actuated it releases its engagementwith the member 131 of the staff 129 and permits said staff under thetension of a spring 132 to be thrown inwardly, whereby to cause thebarrier 128 to close the entrance to the coin chute.

Ribbon fcc/Zing Wwcmnfsm.-'l`lie means for feeding the ribbon step bystep at each impression of the recording mechanism and feed whenever theribbon reaches the end of its travel in either direction is shown infull detail in Figs. 7 and 8. The ribbon 73 is wound upon a pair ofbobbins 132 each provided with a ratchet 133 with which cooperate a pairof oscillating arms 134 and 134 whose ends are designed to constitute pawls 135. The arms 134 and 134 are pivotally secured at a common point136 on a disk 1,37 that is in turn centrally pivoted to a reciprocatingbar 138, which bar'is mounted upon the upper ends of a pair of parallelarms 140 projecting from rocking shafts 141, one of which has an arm 142connected by a pitman 143 with a crank disk 144 upon the shaft 92, whichas has already been described executes aurevolution at each operation ofthe machine;- The disk 137 is provided with a pair of notches 145adapted to receive a detent 146 whose function is to hold said disk 137against rotation during the reciprocatiou of the bar 138 and therebykeep one of the pawls 135 in position to engage the teeth of itsrespectiveratchet for actuating the same, and at the sanie time to keepthe opposite pawl free from enga gement with its ratchet. lVhen theribbon is wholly unwound from the bobbin opposite to that upon which itis being wound, and its end is anchored fast to the empty bobbin, theresistance of the engaged ratchet with its pawl causes the active arm134 or 134 to pull upon the disk 137 and partially rotate the same. Thedetent 146 then engages with the other notch 145 and thereby brings theopposite pawl into engaging position with its respective ratchet, and atthe saine time releases the just active pawl and thus reverses thedirection of feed of the ribbon. This operation of the ribbon reversingmeans occurs automatically whenever the ribbon has reached the limit ofits feed in one direction.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new therein anddesire to secure b v Letters Patent isz- 1. The combination of a timepiece having an arbor. a toothed wheel loosely mounted oii said arbor` ablock fixedly mounted on the arbor, and having engagement with thetoothed wheel, and a means for turning the same, a gravit-y actuated barhaving a resilient pawl engaging with and supported by said toothedwheel but released therefrom at predetermined intervals. said bareffecting the actuation of the time piece when moving in the directionof release, and a recording mechanism controlled by said drop bar.

2. The combination of the time piece having a toothed wheel, a drop barsupported i by said toothed wheel, a pivotally mounted arm for guidingthe drop bar, and the recording means controlled by said drop bar;

l said drop bar and arm constructed to perfor automatically reversingthe direction of l init lateral relative movement between them lll) whenthe drop bar reaches the point of release from the toothed Wheel.

3. In a. recording mechanism, comprising a plurality of rotary diskshaving characters adapted to collectively indicate time, and meanswhereby one rotary member controls another consisting of a bell-cranklever having pivotally mounted on one arm thereof a dog engaging themember to be controlled, a tensioning spring secured directly to saiddog and tending to hold the dog in engagement with said member, said armcarrying the dog being provided with a projecting portion constituting adetent for one of the disks, and the other arm of said lever eni gagingwith a cam on the member from which the control is exercised.

The foregoing specification signed at Kansas City, Mo., this 13th day ofMarch, 1909.

vROBERT B. CRAIG.

ALBERT COFFMAN. In presence of two Witnesses- V. HUNDLEY, O. BURKE.

